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. 1985 Jun;78(6):496–497. doi: 10.1177/014107688507800617

Intractable polymyositis: prolonged remission induced by total body irradiation.

S H Morgan, R M Bernstein, G R Hughes
PMCID: PMC1289784  PMID: 3889336

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